always towards rear
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on final furlong
prominent, ridden over 1f out, headway to challenge inside final furlong, no extra close home
mid-division, ridden halfway and soon weakened
mid-division, ridden over 1f out, kept on to challenge entering final furlong, weakened inside
behind, ridden over 1f out, headway to chase winners entering final furlong, kept on one pace
towards rear, ridden over 2f out, some headway to challenge inside final furlong, kept on
prominent, ridden over 1f out, led entering final furlong, driven out
led, ridden over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, gradually weakened
slowly into stride, towards rear, ridden and chased leaders halfway, weakened inside final furlong
always behind
always behind
close up, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
Now back in form GRIMES FAITH looks well handicapped for the present and he can follow up his recent Ayr success, while Yungaburra, Lambency and Botham are others short listed. The Kevin Ryan-trained selection was running to a mark of 70 and being competitive on the polytrack earlier in the year, and dropped to 58 before winning last time. A 4lb rise is not insurmountable and as one who goes on a sound surface he will handle the ground well, so we'll side with him. Yungaburra handles both five and six furlongs well and was a winner over the latter trip at Wolverhampton last time. He too still has a chance on his old form off a mark of just 65 but the wins don't come too often. Raccoon is back on a handy mark and track, trip and ground all suit, so he can be bang there at the business end, while Jim Goldie's pair Lambency and Botham can both get competitive on going that suits. Grimes Faith is the one for us here.
Yungaburra (IRE) 17-2 (9-1) Held up, not clear run over 2f out, headway over 1f out, soon led, kept on, won at W'hampton 6f hcap (5) pol beating Royal Challenge (9-4) by 1 1/2l, 11 ran.
Grimes Faith 12-1 (8-10) Chased leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, stayed on well, won at Ayr 5f hcap (5) hvy beating Almost Married (8-10) by 1 1/2l, 10 ran.
Raccoon (IRE) 12-1 (9-3) Led, ridden, headed approaching final furlong, no extra, 7th of 11, 4l behind King Of Swords (9-2) at Musselburgh 5f hcap (5) sft.
Optical Illusion (USA) 16-1 (8-5) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened entering final furlong, 7th of 9, 4 1/2l behind Bid For Gold (8-8) at Hamilton 6f hcp 0-80 (4) gs in Aug.
Never Without Me 16-1 (9-4) Always towards rear, 12th of 13, 11l behind Sunley Sovereign (8-6) at Hamilton 5f hcp 0-65 (6) sft.
Lambency (IRE) 14-1 (8-2) Behind, ridden over 1f out, stayed on strongly final furlong, held towards finish, 2nd of 11, 1/2l behind King Of Swords (9-2) at Musselburgh 5f hcap (5) sft.
Botham (USA) 10-1 (8-4) Behind, ridden, headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, 3rd of 11, 1 1/2l behind King Of Swords (9-2) at Musselburgh 5f hcap (5) sft.
Spirit of Coniston 20-1 (9-0) Tracked leader, lost place well over 1f out, soon weakened, 10th of 11, 11l behind Johnston's Glory (9-1) at Catterick 6f hcp 0-60 (6) gf in Jul.
Jadan (IRE) 16-1 (8-5) Towards rear, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 10, 8l behind Grimes Faith (8-10) at Ayr 5f hcap (5) hvy.
Fern House (IRE) 100-1 (8-9) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, 6th of 8, 17l behind Knot In Wood (8-9) at Hamilton 6f stk (2) sft.
Howards Prince 200-1 (8-9) In touch until weakened over 2f out, 7th of 8, 23l behind Knot In Wood (8-9) at Hamilton 6f stk (2) sft.
Seafield Towers 200-1 (8-9) Close up until weakened over 2f out, last of 8, 38l behind Knot In Wood (8-9) at Hamilton 6f stk (2) sft.
She Who Dares Wins 28-1 (8-12) Chased leaders, soon driven, never on terms, last of 13, 10l behind Mandalay King (8-3) at Redcar 6f app hcp (6) gf in Jul.
Mr Rooney (IRE) 14-1 (8-12) Towards rear, never dangerous, last of 11, 12l behind King Of Swords (9-2) at Musselburgh 5f hcap (5) sft.
